“Black Sails” Set to Make Waves on Amazon Prime Instant Video
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Season Two of “Black Sails” Set to Make Waves on Amazon Prime Instant Video January 19, 2015 Season Two of the Emmy® Award-winning Pirate Drama “Black Sails” available to UK Amazon Prime Instant Video customers just hours after US release 19th January 2015, LONDON – Season Two of US television series “Black Sails”is set to debut exclusively in the UK on Amazon Prime Instant Video on the 25th January 2015, with further episodes due to be released weekly in the UK just hours after the US screening. A hugely popular prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’s ‘Treasure Island,’ “Black Sails” is the pirate drama that follows the brilliant and murderous Captain Flint and his crew as they search for their fame and fortune in the Bahamas while battling thieves and marauders. Season Two of “Black Sails” finds the Walrus crew stranded, with an army of Spanish soldiers standing between them and their precious treasure. With their crimes against their brethren no longer a secret, Flint and Silver must join forces in a desperate bid for survival. The series is created and executive produced by Jonathan E. Steinberg (“Jericho,” “Human Target”) and Robert Levine (“Touch”), and executive produced by Michael Bay (Transformers, Armageddon, Pearl Harbor) and his Platinum Dunes partners Brad Fuller and Andrew Form, producers on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and The Purge. “Black Sails” takes viewers on an unforgettable journey across the high seas and into the treacherous world of pirates. “Black Sails” stars Toby Stephens as the cut-throat Captain Flint alongside an all-star cast including Hannah New as Eleanor Guthrie, Luke Arnold as John Silver, Jessica Parker Kennedy as Max, and Zach McGowan as Captain Charles Vane. “We’re delighted to be making Season Two of Black Sails exclusively available to Prime Instant Video customers in the UK” said Chris Bird, Film & TV Strategy Director at Amazon Instant Video. “Incredibly popular among Amazon Prime Instant Video customers, Jonathan E. Steinberg, Robert Levine, Michael Bay, Brad Fuller, and Andrew Form delivered an outstanding first season of ’Black Sails.’ We’re excited to see what lies in store for viewers as this gripping new season unfolds.” Amazon Prime members can stream “Black Sails” through Prime Instant Video on more than 400 devices, including Fire tablets, iPad, iPhone, Xbox, PlayStation, Wii and Wii U, amongst others, and online at www.amazon.co.uk/PIV. What’s more, this content is accessible both on-the-go and from the comfort of customers’ homes, through Amazon Fire Phone and on Amazon Fire TV. Customers who are not already Prime members can sign up for a free trial at www.amazon.co.uk/prime. New episodes of “Black Sails” will be available each week exclusively in the UK on Amazon Prime Instant Video starting on Sunday 25th January 2015. ENDS About Prime Instant Video Amazon Prime offers members unlimited One-Day Delivery on over 7 million items, unlimited photo storage in Amazon Cloud Drive, access to 650,000 Kindle books to borrow and unlimited streaming of more than 15,000 popular movies and TV episodes through Prime Instant Video. Prime is available at the low price of £79 a year. Customers who are not already members can start a 30-day free trial of Amazon Prime by visiting www.amazon.co.uk/prime. For more information about Amazon Prime, visit www.amazon.co.uk/prime. For more information about Prime Instant Video, visit www.amazon.co.uk/PIV About Amazon Amazon.com opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995. The company is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalised recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire phone, Fire tablets, and Fire TV are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Contact Bite Communications Lauren Caverley T +44 208 834 3413 [email protected] # # #.